Hinckley Reservoir to gain a new campground
By Gwendolyn Craig
April 17, 2021
The APA gave the go-ahead to the DEC for a new campground at the Hinckley Reservoir Day Use Area in the southwestern corner of the park.
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Gwen is an award-winning journalist covering environmental policy for the Explorer since January 2020. She is a member of the Legislative Correspondents Association of New York. Gwen has worked at various news outlets since 2015. She has a master's degree in journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Contact her at (518) 524-2902 or gwen@adirondackexplorer.org. Sign up for Gwen’s newsletter here.
By Gwendolyn Craig
April 17, 2021
The APA gave the go-ahead to the DEC for a new campground at the Hinckley Reservoir Day Use Area in the southwestern corner of the park.
By Gwendolyn Craig
April 16, 2021
The Adirondack Park Agency approved a large-scale housing development outside Lake Placid and a 5-megawatt solar array in Ticonderoga.
By Gwendolyn Craig
April 16, 2021
An Adirondack Park Agency committee denied Lake Luzerne's request to weaken zoning restrictions on about 100 acres.
By Gwendolyn Craig
April 15, 2021
Mother Nature is back on the ballot, except voters will have to wait a year before deciding on the $3 billion bond act.
By Gwendolyn Craig
April 13, 2021
The APA approved a controversial subdivision near Great Sacandaga Lake on Friday. Critics say it shows the need for legislative protections for park woods and waters.
By Gwendolyn Craig
April 13, 2021
A solar project, a housing development, a zoning map amendment and a new campground are on the APA's agenda.
By Gwendolyn Craig
April 10, 2021
The two Adirondack attractions are working to make the area more welcoming for people of color.
By Gwendolyn Craig
April 6, 2021
Leading lawmakers announced an agreement on a $212 billion budget, which includes $1.55 million for visitor use in the Adirondacks.
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 29, 2021
Starting May 1, hikers will need a permit to access a number of trailheads that begin at the Adirondack Mountain Reserve.
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 26, 2021
Mark Whitmore, entomologist with the New York Hemlock Initiative, talks about how to spot the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid. The woolly adelgid was found this summer on the eastern shore of Lake George. Video by Gwendolyn Craig